Recipe: Salad greens with pears, fennel and walnuts
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - September 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

Spring Vegetable Stew With Artichokes and Fennel
The inspiration for this dish is a Sicilian stew called fritteda that can be served with pasta or other grains as a main course. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Vegetables Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Get a taste for teff, the Ethiopian superfood
The grain is hot on the heels of other 'super foods' such as the acai berry. Here are a couple of suggestions on how to use itFood that's sourced well usually tends to taste good too. Maybe that's why so many food lovers go out of their way to sample ingredients from developing countries, looking for authenticity and a worthy way of spending their grocery money.Teff, the highly nutritionous grain from Ethiopia, is the latest of these so-called super foods. Its popularity could help to boost the country's food security and export earnings.To take an earlier example, it is said that the rise of the acai berry – a "superfru...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Alex Renton Tags: Nutrition theguardian.com Blogposts Food security World news Food poverty & drink Recipes Ethiopia Life and style Global development Africa Nutrition and development Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Fennel, Kale and Rice Gratin
Two different greens provide contrast in this casserole.     (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - January 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Fennel Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Kale (Vegetable) Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Black Quinoa, Fennel and Celery Salad
The contrasts of textures and the crisp, clean flavors of the fennel and celery combine in an irresistible salad.     (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Salad Dressings Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Fennel and Orange Salad With Black Olives on a Bed of Couscous
A salad, modeled on a traditional North African one, that is great for buffets.     (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Salads Salad Dressings Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Healthy Thanksgiving recipes
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for family, friends and great food. This year, try making healthier alternatives to some of your favorite holiday dishes. The staff at Preventive Cardiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital has researched some delicious and healthy recipes to put on your table this year. Remember, be creative and an extra side of vegetables never hurt anyone! APPETIZER: Butternut Squash Soup This year, instead of filling up on empty calories before the main meal, try eating a healthy soup! Ingredients A single (2 to 3 pound) butternut squash, peeled and seeded 2 tablespoons unsalted butter...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 26, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Boston Children's Hospital staff Tags: All posts healthy eating thanksgiving with family Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Sweet and Sour Peppers Stuffed With Rice or Bulgur and Fennel
Peppers that taste great filled or unfilled.     (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 14, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Diet and Nutrition Peppers Source Type: news

Melatonin helps control weight gain as it stimulates the appearance of 'beige fat'
Melatonin is a natural hormone segregated by the body and melatonin levels generally increase in the dark at night. It is also found in fruit and vegetables like mustard, Goji berries, almonds, sunflower seeds, cardamom, fennel, coriander and cherries. Spanish scientists have discovered that melatonin consumption helps control weight gain because it stimulates the appearance of 'beige fat', a type of fat cell that burns calories in vivo instead of storing them... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Savory Olive Oil Bread With Figs and Hazelnuts
Pepper and fennel seeds contribute spice to this nutty fruit bread.     (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Bread Source Type: news

PMT: Could fennel beat it? Women given drops made from seeds felt less depressed and like it was easier to do their jobs
Young women given drops made from the liquorice-flavoured seeds of the plant felt less depressed and found it easier to do their jobs and get on with their friends and family. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fennel could help beat PMT, study claims
Fennel could help millions of women beat the monthly misery of pre-menstrual tension, researchers have claimed.     (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Grilled Pizza With Grilled Fennel and Parmesan
Imported black olives are optional, but they add a briny punch that complements the sweet fennel.     (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 2, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Pizza Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Black-Eyed Pea Salad With Fennel and Dill
Even when winter’s comforting stews no longer sound appealing, versatile beans of almost any variety can still be the backbone of a light, fresh meal.     (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Beans Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Striped Bass or Mahi Mahi With Fennel, Leeks and Tomatoes — Recipes for Health
A sauce similar to a vegetable ragout works over any firm white fish. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Seafood Source Type: news